SBA meetings
Join an active community of veteran and novice beekeepers and listen to talks from a variety of experts.
Meetings are held at 7PM on the second Wednesday of every month and are open to the public.
Spring/Summer Location:
Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace
461 Quaker Bottom Rd. Havre de Grace, MD 21078
Link to Farm Museum directions
Fall/Winter Location:
Harford Community College, Chesapeake Center dining room. Take Thomas Run road and go to the roundabout to entrance #2, parking lot C, building C. Link to map and directions
September 8, 2021 Harford Community College Chesapeake Center Building, Dining Hall
7PM Lloyd Snyder: Fall Hive Management
Upcoming Meetings:
| October 13, 2021 | Dewey Caron via Zoom |
Past Meetings (with links to notes, when available)
| January 8, 2020 | Allen Hayes | What is involved in becoming an EAS Master beekeeper |
| February 12, 2020 | Wayne Esasis | Climate change and the Honey Bee |
| May 13, 2020 | Cybil Preston | Pests and disease |
| June 10, 2020 | Monica Schmitt | "Honey Show Ready" Preparing honey for competition |
| July 8, 2020 | Panel discussion | "Beyond Honey," value added products from the hive |
| August 12, 2020 | Ray Walker | Natural beekeeping overview |
| September 9, 2020 | Panel discussion | Preparing hives for winter |
| October 14, 2020 | Ray Walker | Technology in the hive |
| January 13, 2021 | Stephan Repasky | Single brood chamber management |
| February 10, 2021 | Zac Lamas | What can 100 bees and a queen tell us about the bee world? Using this new method to study viral transmission. |
| March 10, 2021 | Dr. Sammy Ramsey | Varroa after the fat: Current research endeavors to fight the mite. |
| April 14, 2021 | Panel discussion: spring management | |
| May 12, 2021 | Cybil Preston | Mite treatment |
| June 9, 2021 | Show and tell: favorite bee gadgets | |
| July 14, 2021 | David Papke | Hive management techniques |